Marion Lee Estes

CHESTER Mr. Marion Lee Estes, Sr., 77, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at his residence.A memorial service will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. David Sealy and Rev. Joey Shetley officiating.The interment will be private.The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Monday, November 25, 2013 at Barron Funeral Home. Born May 23, 1936 in Chester County, SC, Mr. Estes was the son of the late Ernest L. and Janie Mae Dodds Estes.He was a graduate of the schools of Chester County and retired from the SC Department of Transportation as shop maintenance supervisor.He was a US Army veteran, a member of Calvary Baptist Church where he served on the missions team and a member of the Sandy River Lodge #207 having received his forty years pin.Mr. Estes was a avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, gardening and his dogs. He is survived by his wife of over forty seven years, Maxine Thomas Estes; two sons, Billy Estes and Lee Estes and his wife Beverly all of Chester; two granddaughters, Morgan Estes and Sydney Estes both of Chester; two sisters, Peggy E. Wright and her husband Nate of Chester and Barbara E. Woods and her husband Furman of Carlisle, SC.He is also survived by Jacquelyn Green and Brandon Green whom he loved as his own grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 610 Calvary Church Road, Chester, SC 29706 or Liberty Baptist Church, 1542 Liberty Road, Chester, SC 29706.